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UK stock indexes close down after Powell's hawkish remarks

Premier Foods climbs on annual profit outlook raise

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down as Powell comments knock confidence

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared to confirm that interest rates in the US are set to rise higher than markets previously expected.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks static ahead of US Fed chair testimony

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were broadly flat at midday on Tuesday, though the FTSE 100 crept into the green, as investors waited for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's two days of testimony before the US Congress.

CORRECT: John Wood shares up as receives new Apollo takeover approach

(Correcting headline to clarify that John Wood has not rejected the proposal.)

Forget Powell: focus on inflation inputs

STOXX 600 up 0.2%

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Banks surge ahead in 2023

STOXX 600 up 0.2%

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TOP NEWS: John Wood shares up as rejects new Apollo takeover approach

(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC on Tuesday said it has rebuffed a fourth proposal for a takeover by Apollo Global Management Inc.

Britain's Wood Group may reject $1.98 bln Apollo buyout proposal

March 7 (Reuters) - John Wood Group said it may reject a sweetened 1.64 billion pound ($1.98 billion) buyout proposal from private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc , as it still undervalued the British oilfield services and engineering company.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European markets subdued before Fed testimony

(Alliance News) - London's equities got off to a lukewarm start on Tuesday, as investor caution prevailed ahead of policy commentary by the head of the US central bank.

LONDON BRIEFING: UK house prices rise; John Wood gets 4th Apollo bid

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open flat on Tuesday, with the market focusing on US monetary policy.

Wood Group rejects fourth takeover approach from Apollo

(Sharecast News) - Wood Group said on Tuesday that it was 'minded to reject' a fourth takeover approach from Apollo Global Management as it undervalues the business.

FTSE 100 slips as ex-dividend trades weigh, Rolls-Royce soars

Rolls-Royce jumps on upbeat forecast

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 struggles, but European peers rise

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed on Thursday, with blue-chips ending in the red on renewed concerns of higher rates in the US, as well as a host of stocks going ex-dividend.

AI could be the 'new gold' and Nvidia the largest 'miner'

STOXX 600 up 0.2%

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms as rate worries weigh

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Thursday, though the FTSE 100 was in the red as the more globally-focused index lamented interest rates in the US will likely keep pushing higher.